When endings make space for new beginnings

As summer flies by, I’ve been feeling something deep within me shifting, as if the final pieces of my “old life” are quietly falling away. My dad recently sold his house and is moving into a new one. This was the last place my mom ever was, and knowing I’ll never be able to walk through those familiar rooms again feels… unnatural.

I know she’s all around me. I know love isn’t confined to a place. But grief is funny that way: it has a way of finding new doors to open, new corners of the heart to press against. A simple, ordinary change can stir up waves that feel anything but simple.

As I consciously step forward into this new phase of my life, I’ve booked a BodyTalk session to help guide me. I know becoming this next version of myself won’t happen overnight. It will be slow, tender work, more like raising a child than flipping a switch. I’m reminding myself daily: kindness, patience, love. Always.

This week’s card, Groundhog Spirit, feels like it arrived just for this moment. Groundhog teaches us that endings are not to be feared; they are simply the clearing of space so something new can take root. Like the groundhog retreating to its den, we, too, may need time to pause, reflect, and say a gentle goodbye to what has run its course.

Letting go is rarely comfortable. But Spirit is already weaving new blessings in my life, even if I can’t yet see them. What is ending has done its work. What’s coming next will be even more aligned, more nourishing, more true.

So I’m choosing to trust the transition. I’m honouring the closing chapter while keeping my heart open for the next.

And I wonder…
When was the last time you stepped into a new version of yourself?